Armenia doesn't see alternative to peaceful resolution of Karabakh conflictNovember 27, 2007 - 13:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "We don't see alternative to a peaceful resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict. I am confident that we perform our mission well enough but we want a peaceful solution to the conflict," Armenian Defense Minister Mikael Harutyunyan said in Astana upon completion of the session of CIS Defense Ministers. According to him, Safar Abiyev's statement on inevitability of war between Armenia and Azerbaijan is 'too categorical'. "Minister of Defense has no right to make statements when Supreme Commanders in Chief - the Presidents of the two states - are holding peaceful talks. No one can frighten Armenia with military operations," Harutyunyan said, KAZINFORM reports. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |